Carnival Celebrates Halloween Fleetwide in October

Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating Halloween with “Frightfully Fun” festivities fleetwide this month. Highlights include the debut of Patch the Pumpkin Pirate, a 12-foot-tall swashbuckling seafarer who will greet guests as they board.

During the cruise, kids can gather around Patch to listen to Scary Story Time hosted by the cruise director.

Costumed crew members will give out candy throughout the ship during a trick-or-treating event. Additional activities include a costume contest, Thriller dance classes, Patch’s Deck Party, Halloween-themed trivia and bingo, pumpkin-carving contests, and poolside DiveIn Movies. Movies, in an escalating order of scariness, include Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Dracula Untold and It.

Guests can also enjoy Halloween-themed treats and libations include Witches Brew and the Green Goblin.

“Halloween is always an exciting time aboard Carnival and this year we’re taking it to the next level with a full month of ‘Frightfully Fun’ activities that guests of all ages can enjoy. It’s going to be a blast!” said Sarah Beth Reno, Carnival’s vice president of entertainment.

Carnival Cruise Line currently has three new ships scheduled for delivery. The 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama will debut in 2019 and offer Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach, Calif. Two (as yet unnamed) 180,000-ton ships will debut in 2020 and 2022, respectively.